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Church of Sts. John the Baptist in Uhřice

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GPS coordinates:49°2'49.521"N
16°56'48.295"E
Church of Sts. John the Baptist in Uhřice

Uhřický church is a beautiful, historically very valuable sacred building, the oldest in the region. Although Cyril and Methodius tradition (yet undocumented historical sources) is talking about uhřickém church about a century before that, published archival sources allude to the church of St. John the Baptist in Uhřice only in 1351st The interior and exterior of the church takes the form of Gothic Renaissance building. Folk Baroque style manifested itself on the altar and the choir. Construction is ranked in the first half of the l4. century. In l5. century was added to the church lower stone tower with loopholes that had a defensive function. The L7. century increased the tower and brick construction. In this form is unchanged until today. Around the middle of the nave is buried uhřického domain owner Christopher Jager l6O5 year, says tombstone placed in the wall at the pulpit.

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